Italy

The coastal towns of the Cinque Terre are great photo opportunities. Many photographers had placed their tripods at the viewing platform to bring the best frames to the photos. I used a wide-angle lens to put the whole area in the scene, to cover the coast, the city, and the sea.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021, Color Efex Pro

• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Aperture: ƒ/22
• Shutter speed: 1/160s
• Focal length: 14mm
• ISO: 640

My wife Karin and I rented a scooter and were able to explore Verona. We stopped at this bridge, and we were impressed by the structure—one of the many jewels to be discovered in Verona.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Aperture: ƒ/13
• Shutter speed: 1/160s
• Focal length: 14mm
• ISO: 100

These scenes from Savona reminded me of my childhood vacation. The beach with the carousel, the lighting in the area, and the ice cream stand. Certain things don’t change in Italy.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/3.5
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 18mm
• ISO: 1600

At times I set myself the task of taking night photos with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera. In Como, I had the 12-year-old Panasonic DMC-FX 150 with me. I was able to buy it on eBay for € 30. The great thing is it has built-in a Leica Vario-Elmarit lens. The exciting thing about the task is to try to get the best out of the existing possibilities.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021, Silver Efex Pro

• Camera: DMC-FX150
• Aperture: ƒ/4.4
• Shutter speed: 1/8s
• Focal length: 14.4mm
• ISO: 800

The Dolomites are a wild mountain range, jagged rocks, and raw stone dominate. I shot this photo on the way to the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo.” A drizzle had already started; we weren’t put off and could still fill our photo album.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/11
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 14mm
• ISO: 100

Downstairs to a restaurant in Genova, with many Italian with palm trees, wrought iron grille, parasol, and the warm evening wind. I always think of Billy Joel’s song “Scenes from an Italien restaurant”.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 1000

Italian cities at night bring the best atmosphere to your photos. The colors and shadows sit perfectly, a joy for a photographer. I think the Leica M240 is the predestined camera for Italian street photography. The photo shows a church in Genova.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/2
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 1600

I think it was two years ago when I went to this hotel with my wife, Karin. The room prices were too high, so we only paid a visit to the bar. We took Averna with ice cubes and got wasabi nuts. Then we took a tour of the floors, combined with photoshoots. To my shame, I don’t remember the name of the hotel.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/3.2
• Shutter speed: 1/13s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 640

A Tagada is an amusement ride for the die-hard. If you stand up, you have to balance against the vibrations. Avoid falling; otherwise, you are the victim of the Tagada, which leads to you are punished from the floor to the seats and back without a chance to get a grip again. This is one of my night photos in Savona, Italy.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021

• Camera: LEICA X VARIO (Typ 107)
• Aperture: ƒ/5.1
• Shutter speed: 1/50s
• Focal length: 32.5mm
• ISO: 1600

A photo of Genoa, in the main square with the fountain and the beginning of the wide streets that start from there. An art gallery, an old church, restaurants, and shopping mile, all concentrated in this quarter.

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Post processed with: Photoshop 2021, Analog Efex Pro

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Shutter speed: 1/4000s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 250